Is it creeping jenny that is a good filler for containers? I want something that over hangs on containers that does well..... I remember my mom having a plant that almost looked plastic and it really hung well over planters....It grew pretty long too...however I did try to look up this plant on the internet and it didn't find any great photo's. Do you guys do well with creeping jenny in your container's? I am zone 4.
Creeping Jenny
Creeping Jeeny grows great in containers, spilling perfectly over the sides. It grows in sun or shade and grows really fast...you might need to trim it if it gets scraggy. I had a hanging basket of it once that I gave a 'bob' style haircut! It turned out really well!
Theres a plain green and a golden leaved variety.
Steven
This is last year with a rose. Just took little pieces of Creeping Jenny from the flower bed.
Thanks a bunch Steven....I will be on the lookout for it this spring then.
Joanna that looks great!!! Cute doggie too!!!
Dawn, Your-Welcome :) And like Joanna said she got hers from her garden, so if you plant some in the ground you'll have an endless supply. Just be sure to plant it in some corner where you won't mind it taking over as it tends to smother low growing plants.
Joanna, I really like your container! You've given me some great ideas for this summer! I've got an 'Angel Wings' rose and some golden creeping jenny, I think they'd make a good pairing, any thoughts?
Steven
Steven,
I think that would look awesome. I prefer the green Creeping Jenny with Red or Pint. The Golden Creeping Jenny would look great with a White Rose. Check out Gourmet Popcorn from Pickering Nurseries for a White container rose.
I just checked out Gourmet Popcorn and it's quite nice! My Angel Wings is a real pale pink, almost white. I've got a closeup picture from last summer, he's one of my wintersown babies from last year :)
Steven
what a great idea, Joanna! I've been having trouble in my tiny backyard trying to grow groundcover. I don't want a lawn - too much water & trouble.
I planted creeping thyme & irish moss with no results, and I kept it misted. I also had the soil tested & it was great with bio compost in it. (New garden to me - I moved here in Aug/06). It has dappled shade, so I expect creeping jenny is way to go. Maybe it would be best to use actual plants instead of seed.....
Won't put a pic of my garden in front here - too depressingly brown!
Boy am I happy I found DG - so many nice people here!
Just don't let it get a foothold in your lawn. Years ago I found some growing by the Ottawa River and thought it looked nice. Had no idea at the time that people actually sold it. Well I brought some home and it rapidly overran the gardens in which I had it and got into the lawn. Under control in a basket it would work great.
Ann
I agree with Ann, don't let it in your lawn, it grows like mad. But, if you want it instead of a lawn it would be a great choice, just buy a few pots and tear them to peices, if it has a speck of root...it'll grow. The plain green grows way faster then the golden variety. Or if you want to create a bit of a tapestry the golden leaved jenny looks/grows fantastic with purple leaved ajuga!
Steven
Don't have a lawn in my backyard. The bits of grass that were there when I moved in was sooooooooo patchy as to be actually funny-looking lol
I wanted to be water-concious and not tied to a lawn, so I decided to go with a xeroscape yard in the back. I've got some paving stones, and want to build some structures. It's a tiny back yard so it should be easy to convert from dry ground to groundcover.
Oh Steven - just read your post. What a wonderful picture you talked about!! I like the idea of a tapestry of colour! I've been wondering how to make the yard look exciting and add a spark of colour. It's only about 120 sq ft, so it should be easy, right? lol as if anything about creating a brand new garden is easy lol
BUT it Will be rewarding. I love gardening!!!!
Just wondering is your yard sun or shade? The Jenny might require some water in the sun, but the Ajuga will grow anywhere once established.
Dawn, Hope you don't mind, I didn't mean to hijack your thread :)
Steven
Hi Steven - it gets mid-day sun, but not west (has a pine tree & shed blocking that, and doesn't get Much noon-day sun. It's on the north side of the house and runs east/west.
I thought it was hard-pack, but it turned out to be full of bio stuff - had it tested & it's good, just hadn't been taken care of......
I'd cleaned huge bunches of junk outta it (disposable razors, tin foil from bonfires, bones, rocks, etc) so it's almost virgin soil! Tried to grow irish moss & thyme last year (mixed volcanic ash-type into the soil), but no-go.....
I'd really love some kind of private retreat.........
Sounds like you have a great location for it then! If you want you could plant some bee balm and coral bells in there too! I'm sure theres a bunch of other plants that would work, those are just some of the ones I have in my garden that get mid-day sun.
Litter in dirt is gross, yesterday I found what looked like the rubber ring from the bottom of a balloon in my soil and just can't uderstand why it's so hard for people to put something in a trash can...
Steven
ewwwwwwwwwwwww blech!
Steven - thanks for your suggestions. Now, if I can only get it more of a xeroscape low-water/maintenance garden :-)
I'm Trying to be water-concious.........................
Your Welcome :) What type of creeping thyme was it you try'd last year?
Steven - I got a container from WalMart, and another one from Golden Acres and when one didn't work, I tried the next and just sowed them with a seed spreader. Can't remember the brand, but they were both the same. I thought the Golden Acres would be a fresher stock so maybe would work....... but it didn't, obviously.
If you want to try one that requires little water, you could try vinca minor. it can be quite invasive though.
SW_g - thanks for the tip, I'll see if I can find it here :-)
Joannabanana is giving me some Creeping Jenny. And although both are invasive, I really don't care cuz I have nothing else growing here lol
The Creeping Jenny isn't really invasive here in Calgary. Very easy to control
Thank you, Joanna! I'll contact you beg of May, for some of that lovely stuff :-)
creeping jenny also does well around ponds
AKkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk .. I saw the forum topic 'CREEPING JENNY' and I thought .. YAHOO .. someone is writing for tips on how to get rid of it !!!
Here in Thunder Bay it is a totally INVASIVE weed !! In fact .. the ONLY thing up in my gardens IS Jenny !!! But .. I sure do like the pic posted by Joanna .. I wonder if it'd work in a hanging basket here? I'm gonna try it .. since I can't control it .. I may as well start to LIKE it maybe a bit more :-)
~M~
It will wilt a lot when you first put in the basket & will seem to take about a week to settle in.